Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

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Sharing breastpump

Hey mamas! I have this situation where my sister in law is also going to be a mom soon and I am 12weeks pp. recently there was a discussion around sharing the breastpump since its expensive bt i dont feel comfortable sharing equipments used for my baby- need suggestions to avoid such situations with a valid cause an...

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Breastmilk amounts dropping

My 6 week old is combi fed by bottle with breastmilk and formula. We started giving formula as she wanted to feed every 1.5 hours and I could not produce enough breastmilk for this. I try and pump every 5 hours or so as I do not have enough time to sit and pump every 2 hours- previously this was fine and each time I...

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Period

I gave birth 13 weeks ago and I feel like my period is never coming back. I haven’t gone on birth control because it makes me so depressed so we use the pull and pray method lol I take a test every other week to make sure everything is fine but I use to like being able to track my ovulation and know my body more but...

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Cows milk

Follow up to my poll. So on babies first birthday at 12month is it like a flip of the switch you just can start on that day with whole cows milk. Or is it still transitional?

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Have you ever had an aversion to breastfeeding?

I had it really bad when I got pregnant with my second and was still nursing. Luckily she self weaned pretty early on so it wasn’t a huge problem. My now one year old has gone to nursing 4 times a day at the most but is in the middle of a sleep regression. She is wanting to nurse for comfort for an hour to go to sle...

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Combination feeding

My little one is 3 weeks old. I have been breastfeeding since birth however as she is getting bigger I’ve realised she is never full when breastfed. I’ve been giving her formula between feeds and I’m just gutted that my milk is not enough. It’s definitely there but not enough. My baby starts sucking on her hands af...

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Bottle help!

We're having such a hard time getting our daughter to take a bottle. She's exclusively breastfeeding and overall that's been going well. When she was around 4 weeks, I began pumping and we introduced the bottle but then she started refusing it after a couple weeks. After a break, we've been trying to reintroduce it ...

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Might have to switch to formula and I’m having a super hard time.

Just wanted to vent cause I’m so down mentally. This is my second child and probably will be my last. So I really wanted to breastfeed till a year since I only made it 7 months with my son. But so far everything is failing and I’m trying not to throw in the towel yet but I’m not making enough for my daughter. I saw ...

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Periods Postpartum

Hi guys! I’m currently 6 months postpartum with my first baby and have yet to have a period. I breastfeed and I’ve heard it can set you back even later but is 6 months without one normal? I’m considering going to the OBGYN but I don’t want to overreact if it’s normal

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Nipple shield & breastfeeding

Hi Mamas! Wondering if anyone has had experience breastfeeding with a nipple shield and if that has been overall a good experience? I have been using one for a month now because baby still kind of refuses to latch but I am terrified about the fact that I was told that the shield impacts transferring of the milk, alt...

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What pump should I get through my insurance?

Cord pumps: motif Luna, motif duo, spectra s2, medela pump in style with max flow, lansinoh smart 3.0, zone z2, Philips avent Wearable pumps: baby Buddha 2.0, freemie independence, lansinoh discrete duo. Which one of these do y’all recommend?

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Breastfeeding was fine and now it hurts

My LO is 7 weeks old and breastfeeding has been easy for us until now. Today every feed, for the entire feed HURTS. I have taken him off and relatched a few times even though it feels and looks normal but when he’s sucking, it hurts a lot. I finished feeding him half an hour ago and my nipple still stings. I’ve had ...

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Mastitis

Hello ladies, Help with mastitis, my boob is really painful to the touch. It’s hot and I’ve been feeling quite weak and achey. I thought I was just run down. I gave birth a couple weeks ago and my boobs have been rock hard with milk. I decided to pump a bit today but during it my boob started feeling quite painful...

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How often does your EBF baby eat?

Mine just turned 8 weeks and she’s not cluster feeding or going through a growth spurt currently, that definitely happened between 6/7 weeks. But she is hungry every hour and 45 min, is this too often? My supply has been good. I pump 2x a day and the amount has been consistent. She’s gaining weight. Went to a LC aro...

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Breastfeeding Momma's

Is anyone else's baby using the boob as a comforter/pacifier when they're not sucking for milk? I believe my little girl is teething but it soothes her and she falls asleep quickly

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Baby

If you are pregnant with your second baby can you keep breastfeeding your 5 month old while you are pregnant

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Colostrum

Anyone start collecting yet? If so how are you doing so hand pump, hand expressing, regular pump? When did you start collecting?

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Formula or breast

Did you breastfeed your baby?

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Breastfeeding

I haven't used this app in a very long time (since before baby was born.) I logged on today, and reading through the posts I'm surprised at how many mums no longer breastfeed. I was conscious posting this, as there's always a lot of tension when it comes to feeding baby. I'm a firm believer in fed is best, but it ju...

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Impatient baby?

I feel like my baby (4 month old) is getting annoyed whenever my boob doesn’t instantly let down for milk at the moment. I don’t know why she’s doing this, she just needs to wait a few more seconds for it 😩 but it’s getting awkward when trying to feed in public as everyone suddenly looks towards the crying baby…

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